Sarracenia
Sarracenia (/ˌsærəˈsiːniə/ or
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Scientific classification 
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Sarracenia Media
Sarracenia pitcher anatomy basic
The anatomy of S. purpurea
Globular springtails (Dicyrtomina minuta) caught inside S. purpurea
S. purpurea has been extensively recorded capturing and feeding on young eastern newts.
Cutaway view of a Sarracenia flower
S. purpurea seed pod
Sarracenia alata flowers
A field with S. leucophylla. Scenes such as this used to be common in the coastal plains of the southeast US.
Sarracenia purpurea pitchers at Brown's Lake Bog, Ohio.
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/ˌsærəˈsɛniə/) is a genus of 8 to 11 species of carnivorous plants. They are often called trumpet pitchers. The genus is in the family Sarraceniaceae. That family also contains Darlingtonia and Heliamphora.
In the wild, Sarracenia grows around the East Coast of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeast Canada. Most species grow only in the southeast United States. Only S. purpurea can live in cold places. The plant's leaves form a funnel to trap insects. The plant digests its food with proteases and other enzymes.